Zooplus is offer a tennis ball on a rope FREE when you buy a large bag of Hill’s Science Plan dog food. Plus they’re discounting the large bag of Hills dog food from £38.59 to just £36.90. With a variety of flavours to choose from this deal is a must for dog lovers plus you and your best friend will get some exercise and outdoor time.

• Click here to get woofy food from ZooPlus*

Hill's Science Plan dog food is of only the best quality. It strictly avoids harmful nutritional excesses and sets high standards in canine nutrition. It contains everything an adult, senior, junior, overweight, or active dog needs. Aside from the many tasty flavours (according to my Labrador), Hill's dry dog food range also offers special diet variants, such as Oral Care and Sensitive Skin.

My vet put me onto Hill’s when I go my Lab puppy and since then he’s gone from strength to strength. Studies have shown that good nutrition can help stave off canine diseases like hip dysplasia giving your canine family member a longer, healthier life. Talking about a long life – exercise and fitness are vital for your dog (and you!) so this tennis ball on a rope is not only fun, it’ll provide you both with hours of exercise and bonding time. It’s easy to throw and because of the attached rope you'll be able to avoid contact with the slobbery ball by picking it up by the rope instead! As I have discovered with my Lab, no toy is indestructible so you’ll need to supervise your pet with this toy and check the toy regularly for damage to avoid potential injury to your pet.

So get out into the Spring sunshine, breathe the fresh air and spend a bit of time with your best friend this weekend!

Scared of the gym? Then get this FREE one day pass to your local Fitness First gym and see what its all about. It’s a lifestyle choice that could transform you from pregnant Kim Kardashian to pregnant Heidi Klum!

• Click here to get fit with Fitness First*

If you’re wanting to stay in shape while preggers or trying to shed the baby weight, exercise is the best way to do it. Fitness First have over 80 clubs nation-wide and with classes ranging from Spinning to Yoga to Zumba there’s definitely something you’ll like! They also have a range of packages to choose from, each of which includes a voucher for a 40 minute personal training session which you can redeem at any point during your membership. I’ve learnt from experience that it really is better to have a qualified personal trainer tailor make a programme for you so you don’t waste hours doing the wrong thing on the equipment with absolutely no result. Plus they have a membership option where you can access other gyms in addition to you ’home club’ so if you’re away your training schedule doesn’t fall by the wayside. Fitness First offers monthly, 4-monthly and 12-monthly memberships depending on what type of commitment you’re prepared to make.

So don’t be intimidated by the gym – pop into your local Fitness First and take advantage of their one day trial – you never know you may have fun and make a like-minded friend!

This is such a cute freebie, and so utterly random too. Here you get free hermit crab stickers from PETA Kids, which are adorable, and have a rather stern message printed on them. If your kids fancy making a difference and love stickers, then this is the freebie for you.

• Click here to get free stickers from PETA Kids

Have you ever seen shops selling hermit crabs? According to PETA Kids you probably have and that in the wild, hermit crabs can live to be 30 years old. That’s an impressive age for a crustacean I believe. These chaps live on Southern beaches in big groups with up to 100 other hermit crabs.

These chaps are not meant to be alone in a tiny tank. It’s horrible for them, they want to be with their families out in the wild. With these stickers your kids can stand up for what’s right and let everyone know that animals are not souveniers.

Thanks to hyperbole at HUKD!

If you have little one ready for potty training and are not sure what type of nappy solution suits you, then why not grab a hold of this baby freebie and see? Here you get a free pair of Huggies Pull-Ups pants and you don’t have to do very much to get them either.

• Click here for a fabulous freebie from Huggies

Huggies Pull-Ups pants are the only pants specifically designed for potty training. With their fun Disney designs and super stretchy sides, Pull-Ups potty training pants will help your little one on their way to big kid undies. Yay!

You can request your free sample by registering with the Pull-Ups website and you will also stand in line to get potty training news, advice and special offers, which is quite nice. Once you’ve registered you will be guided onto the next stage of getting your fabulous baby freebie. Enjoy!

Thanks to caramelek at HUKD!

This month Marie Claire are giving away a free Avon cream sample PLUS a full size mascara or eye pencil or lipstick PLUS a money off voucher for the full size beauty cream.

• Click here to be in the know with Marie Claire*

In this financial climate who can resist a lovely freebie or two or three? And when it comes with your fave mag what a win!  I love to live vicariously through other more glamorous women so am quite prepared to forego pretty much anything (except chocolate!) to make sure that Marie Claire makes it into my grocery trolley.

The June issue of Marie Claire features an article on men’s best and worst dates, an interview with Gemma Arterton (“the thinking man’s crumpet”!) and this summers hottest nail colours. The Avon goodies as an added bonus is music to my ears. Awesome quality at an affordable price, Avon makes up pretty much my entire bathroom cupboard. Their gel eyeliner goes with me everywhere and their glimmersticks are a must have.

You can either pick up this issue at your closest newsagent or why not subscribe and have every month’s issue delivered direct to your door and never miss an issue. That’s one less thing on your To do list.

So be inspired by the latest designer and high street fashion news, celebrity interviews, practical beauty advice and the latest lifestyle tips in this month’s Marie Claire and enjoy top quality Avon products that will make you want more!

Grab the free voucher to buy from 25 pre-selected ebooks on the Amazon Kindle Store at a reduced price of just £1. Lose yourself in a great new page turner including thrillers, love stories, sci-fi and more for just £1 with this free voucher which will be applied directly to your Amazon.co.uk account.

• Click here to discover new worlds with Amazon*

Being a recent Kindle convert (yes, I AM a late adopter!) I couldn’t resist the time-travelling adventure and deadly mystery of The Far Time Incident by Neve Maslakovic when I went onto www. amazon.co.uk. Its one of 25 pre-selected page-turners that Amazon are offering for just £3.99. Use the voucher and get one for only £1. No matter what your reading taste Amazon has got something for you but bear in mind that your voucher must be redeemed towards the purchase of an eligible Kindle ebook by 11:59pm 27th May 2013 so get online now – you wont regret it!

If you don’t have a Kindle download a free Kindle Reading App to enjoy the book on your phone, tablet or computer.

I have written about this freebie for babies in the past but I think it’s time it got a reboot, a shake and a kick up the memory ranks because it’s a winner. You register and you get the cutest little free cuddly polar bear that your kids will love.

• Click hereto get a free baby toy with AptaClub

The cute and sweet free cuddly polar bear doesn’t ask much of you, just enter in your details on the fairly innocuous form and you get him sent to your address. Free delivery too!

Not only do you get a free toy, you also get free expert nutritional advice that is tailored to the different stages of your pregnancy and it is delivered straight to your front door and your inbox. You can also join other parents on the forums to talk about shared issues and moments, and the friends you make there can last for life.

Grab your adorable free polar bear today!

Thanks to eloo at HUKD!

Tomorrow is May 04^th which is, as you all know, Star Wars Day – May The Fourth Be With YOU! Yes, very funny. Anyway, the Lego team have adopted this mantra and decided to give you a ton of cool things for free and as extras and some exclusives thrown in for luck.

• Click here to get some Star Wars Lego from Lego

You get free delivery on all orders of £25 or more, you get a free exclusive Han Solo (Hoth) minifigure when you place a Lego Star Wars order of over £50, and you get a limited edition exclusive Star Wars poster with every single order of Lego Star Wars.

The offer appears to be running already and there is no indication as to whether it will end at midnight tomorrow or if it will carry on for a bit. If you have a Lego and Star Wars mad kid, then this is the perfect chance to nab some awesome kit.

Thanks to mattgrant at HUKD!

ASDA has stepped up and decided to go one step further when supporting families with children who suffer from asthma. They are now giving away free Asthma UK information packs to children with asthma.

• Click here to get your freebie from ASDA

The Asthma UK’s pack, entitled My Asthma, is a self-management resource designed specifically for children aged 6-11 to help them understand more about their medicines and how to be in control of their asthma. The aim of these packs is to help children understand the issue, learn about medicines available to them, and help parents recognise how better to control their child’s asthma.

You can visit your local ASDA pharmacy to get free asthma advice where the qualified staff will show your child how to use their inhaler properly and where you can collect your free My Asthma pack. Inside freebie you will find My Asthma Plan, My Asthma Calendar, and a  My Asthma Medicines Postcard.

To get your free pack, visit your nearest ASDA store that has a pharmacy.

The technology revolution and the rise of the app have made me very happy. Not only does it mean that we get to play around with amazing new toys, but we also gain access to a world of recipes and ideas that people never had access  to before. In this feature I am going to take you through some of the coolest recipe apps from the free to the costly…

Safe Dreams, the ingenious brand behind the multi award winning Cot Wrap and super innovative Safebreathe toys, is delighted to announce the launch of their latest innovation to make sleep time a little easier. The new White Noise app is a clever and simple way to help your children get to sleep quicker.

• Click here for your FREE White Noise app from Safe Dreams

All parents know that white noise works miracles when it comes to baby’s bedtime. The reason for this is because it reminds them of being in the womb. The app consists of four sounds which are sure to lull your little one into a peaceful slumber in an instant. The sounds include an air conditioner, a jet cabin, the womb and pure white noise. This portable sleep aid will ensure that your little one can easily get to the land of nod, whether it’s in their cot, at grannies house or on holiday.

It’s Safe Dreams mission to create peace of mind for parents while their baby sleeps, so they created and app ensures parents won’t go out of their minds trying to get little ones to sleep. What’s even better is parents can make some great savings too, with the app they’ll receive exclusive discounts off other products from the Safe Dreams collection. The app will also automatically update when new peaceful sounds are added!

The Safe Dreams White Noise Sleep Soother can be downloaded for FREE onto any iPhone or iPad.

This Spring, Magnum has joined forces with the UK’s fastest growing smartphone-based savings club, SHOP SCAN SAVE®. Together, they are offering the nation awell-deserved, springtime indulgence in the form of any free Magnum ice cream, yum!

• Click here to indulge in a FREE Magnum ice-cream from Ola and SHOP SCAN SAVE®.

The offer is available to the first 15,000 new consumers who download the free SHOP SCAN SAVE® app between 9 am on 16/04/2013 and 5pm on the 19/04/2013 so hurry and go now! The promotional code required upon registration for new members changes each day and can be found at the above link.

To claim your free Magnum, new users simply download the SHOP SCAN SAVE® app from the Google Play or Apple iTunes App store, register their details including the promotional code and head to their local Co-operative, Costcutter, Nisa, One Stop, Premier or Spar to collect their treat. The offer is redeemed via a single scan of the member’s barcode ID in the app and validated against the offer product, technology is amazing!

SHOP SCAN SAVE® is a free money saving app which enables consumers to save on a range of popular branded goods such as Activia, Actimel, Lurpak, Cravendale, Bacardi rum, Southern Comfort, Fairy and Lenor, across over 25,000 participating stores nationwide. SHOP SCAN SAVE® already has over 70,000 members, and can save members up to £300 on their shopping each year.

Ever find yourself telling people that you're just not good at maths? That maths isn't your strong point? That you just don't get numbers? I'll let you in on a secret. It turns out that none of us are maths dunces. We were just taught it wrong.

That's the reasoning behind the massive change in the maths curriculum that took place a wee while ago. The idea now is to help children learn the concepts behind maths, not just formulaic stuff by rote. Apparently, saints preserve us, algera is something we should all do for the fun of it, like we do Soduku puzzles.

This might leave you though, as the parent of primary school children, a bit flummoxed at how to provide them with numeracy support in the same way you would their literacy. Well, there's lots of help to be had, and much of it is free. Read on to find out more.

Slendertone and celebrity personal trainer Jarod Chapman along with the help of two fellow bloggers Simply Hayley and The Chap Blog bring you a new fitness video and you can get it on Youtube for FREE, washboard stomach on its way!

• Click here to view the full length video from Slendercise

This year the Slendertone team are introducing a new way to get in shape and finesse the body Mother Nature gave you, The Jarod Chapman Slendercise Sessions (it’s a bit of a mouthful I know but it’ll be worth the effort on the beach this summer).The Slendercise Sessions offer a series of fun and easy-to-follow toning routines, which you can do in the comfort of your own home and they were made with mummy blogger (Hayley) and male grooming blogger (Michael). The first in the series, available now, is Abs.

If you want to have a quick look first click here to go view the teaser video which is less than two minutes long just so you can get an idea of what it’s all about. After that you can set yourself some time to watch the full video and get a proper workout.

These videos of Hayley, Michael and Jarod in action are awesome, please go take a look and get working on that beach body before summer starts!

You can also have a read of how Hayley and Michael found the filming of these videos:
http://simplyhayley.com/blog/i-was-in-a-fitness-video/
http://www.thechapblog.com/2013/03/the-beach-body-you-deserve-coming-to.html

It’s sponsored by Birds Eye and they’re calling it the Teatime Handover. Bird’s Eye have decided that it’s time for mum to have a night off and time to encourage families to come together at teatime. All you need to do is use the application to nominate someone else to cook on their Facebook page.

• Click here to relax for an evening with Bird’s Eye.

Bird’s Eye think mums should get more than one evening off a year! The Birds Eye's Teatime Handover is all about giving the regular teatime makers some time to relax and encouraging families around Great Britain to put their aprons on and get together in the kitchen to make their favourite teatime meal.

The application allows you to nominate a member of your family via Facebook. They will then receive an email from Birds Eye, notifying them that it’s their turn to cook the family meal for the evening. There are cool prizes to be won such as dining sets.

Sit back and relax mum and let someone else to everything this evening!

Visit www.facebook.com/birdseye and nominate your family member for a chance to put your feet up with Birds Eye and win some fabulous teatime prizes!

Watch Pokémon FREE, anytime and anywhere with this really cool Pokémon App. Your kids can enjoy the Pokémon animated TV series, special features and movies with the Pokémon TV App. And it’s totally free for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and AndroidTM devices.

• Click here for hours of Pokémon for free*

“The Pokémon Company International today launched the official Pokémon TV application, now available free on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch—and coming soon to Android devices. The Pokémon TV app helps fans follow the many adventures of Ash, Pikachu, and their friends in fan-favourite episodes from the animated television series that will be updated weekly from a library of more than 700 episodes spanning fifteen seasons. In addition, Pokémon fans can catch special features, trailers, and Pokémon movie events using the Pokémon TV app.”

The app is fast and easy to use and navigate according to some of the reviews and the kids will absolutely love you for it even if you may have to pry your phone out of their hands when you need to make a call.

Go download the Pokémon TV App now, it’s free, awesome!

Stories for My Little Sister is an adorable site full of FREE entertainment for kids. You can download and print cool pictures for the kids to colour in along with reading stories and many other things.

• Click here to visit Stories for My Little Sister

If you’re sitting around with the kids and the weather is miserable and they’re complaining yet again of being bored then pull out the laptop or get onto the computer. Have a look at this fabulous site and see what you can find to do.

The site has a huge range of ideas and things to do with kids. There are a number of online stories and once you’ve read the stories to the kids they can print out their favourite characters and colour them in. There are puzzles to do and even games that the kids can print out the cards and make themselves. I love the cards section. It gives Birthday cards and invites along with various other types of card that you can print out and then colour and fill in yourselves, such an awesome idea.

Everything on the site is free so go and enjoy!

The economy is packed with more buzzwords than a chainsaw factory at the moment and honestly, I think most of us are heartily sick and tired of the doom and gloom. Fortunately there are plenty of tips and tricks and ways in which you can save money on all your children’s essentials, and here some of them are, just for you.

The Little Book of Fitness aims to inspire people to kick-start a healthier lifestyle by getting active.  The festive season has been and gone and left some of us a little worse for wear. Kick-start the new year and your body with a little help and some great tips from the experts and it’s all FREE and for nothing, awesome.

• Click here to get a FREE kick-start from Yakult

It might be little... but there's a lot inside! Download The Little Book of Fitness now for your introduction to a wide range of fitness activities, there’s everything from competitive sports such as tennis, hockey and football, to lifestyle activities such as gardening, walking and yoga. With expert tips and exclusive interviews throughout, it's the perfect guide to fitting fitness into your life and it’s free!

It’s difficult to get into a training or fitness programme but this little book is there to help with a range of tips from some of the nation’s leading sporting organisations and experts. There are exclusive interviews with the GB Rowing Team, England Hockey and Royal Ballet; a comprehensive ‘at home’ workout from British Military Fitness and so much more. Go download it quickly while it’s still on offer.

Most of us have phones or devices that can enjoy downloading and using apps, and most of us have seen our kids pick these gadgets up and do far more with them than we ever thought possible. Certainly my iPad is more used by my daughter than by me, and the apps we have installed on it are superb for boosting her education. So, without further fanfare or ado, here are 20 apps that will help your kids learn and give them a kickstart into their futures.